B2U4HistoryandTraditions(listing&speaking)

YuYue,ShengzhouSeniorHighSchool

Teachingaims

Aftertheclass,studentswillbeableto

1).learnsomenewknowledgeofwords,phrasesandsentencesinthisunit.

2).haveageneralideaofConfuciusandhisrelativeinformation,includinghisideas,theThreeConfuciusandfamoussayings.

3).beinterestedinthetopicofhistoryandtraditionsintheunit.

4).valueChinesehistoryandcultureandbuildculturalconfidence.

II. Teachingimportantaims

1).Studentscangainnewknowledgeaboutthetopic.

2).Studentscanimprovelisteningskill.

Teachingdifficultaims

1).StudentsvalueChinesehistoryandcultureandbuildculturalconfidence.

2).Studentscanbeinterestedinthetopicofhistoryandtraditionsintheunit.

Teachingmethods

1).Task-basedLanguageTeaching

2).TheCAI

Teachingprocess

Step1:Lead-in

Picture:theForbiddenCity/Confucius

HowmuchdoyouknowaboutConfucius?Whatdoyouknowabouthisideas?

Confucius,bornin551BCE,isanancientChinesethinker,politician,educatorandfounderofConfucianism.

Confuciusinitiatedtheprivatelecturestyle,advocatingbenevolence,righteousness,propriety,wisdomandtrust.

Heledsomeofhisdisciplestotravelaroundtheworldfor14years,andinhislateryearsrevisedtheSixClassics("Poetry","Book","Rites","Music","Yi"and"SpringandAutumn").

Afterhisdeath,hisdisciplesandhisdisciplesrecordedthewordsanddeeds,sayingsandthoughtsofConfuciusandhisdisciples,andcompiledthemintotheAnalectsofConfucius.

HisideashavehadaprofoundimpactonChinaandtheworld.

Step2:speaking

SomethingabouttheThreeConfucius

InmemoryofConfucius,peoplebuiltConfuciusMansion,ConfuciusTempleandConfuciusForest,collectivelyknownastheThreeConfucius,tocommemorateConfucius.

TempleofConfuciusisfamousforitslonghistory,uniquearchitecturalstyleandhighartisticvalue.

KongFamilyMansionisatypicalbuildingofgovernmenthouseinfeudalsocietyofChina

CemeteryofConfuciusalsoknownasthe"HolyForest",isthespecialcemeteryforConfuciusandhisfamily.Itisanancientman-madegarden.

ItwaslistedasoneoftheWorldCulturalHeritagesites.

AvideoabouttheThreeConfucius

Step3.Listening

ABritishtourist,William,asksaChinesestudent,XiaoKong,fordirectionswhenhewantstovisittheConfuciusTemple.OnthewaytotheConfuciusTemple,theytalkaboutConfuciusandhisideas.

ListeningtoaconversationandthenwritedownwhattheysayaboutConfucius.

Fact/OpinionaboutConfucius

William

Confuciusisoneofhisfavoritephilosophers.

Hewasawiseman.

Helivedover2000yearsago.

XiaoKong

Confuciushasover3milliondescendants.

Hewasagreateducatorandhadmanyideasabouteducation.

Hewasoneofthegreatestmindsinhistory.

3Listenagainanddecidewhetherthesestatementsaretrue(T),false(F),ornotmentioned(NM).Thenanswerthequestion.

1).Confuciussaidthatlearningwithoutunderstandingleadstoconfusion.

2).XiaoKongisdoingaresearchprojectonConfuciusphilosophy.

3).AsoneofConfucius’descendants,XiaoKong’snameisrecordedinthefamilytree.

4).DachengHaisthetallestbuildinginQufu.

5).WhydoyouthinkWilliamsaidhishometownwassimilartoQufu?

A.Therearefamoushallsinhishometown.

B.Therearenotallbuildingsinhishometown.

C.Bothplaceshaveafamouspersonwhowasbornthere.

D.Hishometowndoesn’tallowotherbuildingstobemorenoticeablethanthehistoricbuildings.

4.Listeningtext

Achilles’heel--Somethingthatissomeone’sweakness

pullingmyleg--jokewithsomeone

likeafishoutofwater--Someonewhofeelsuncomfortablebecausetheyareinanunfamiliarplace.

Understandidioms

Anidiomisanexpressionwhichmeanssomethingdifferentfromthemeaningoftheindividualwords.Someidiomspresentanideaorpaintapicturethatgivesahintastothemeaning.Otheridiomscanonlybeunderstoodfromthecontextinwhichtheyappear.

Step4.Speaking

WritedowntheEnglishidiomsthatareusedintheconversation.ExplaintheirmeaningsandthinkaboutsomeChineseequivalents.

Let’spickasettingandtrytousethemtomakeaconversationwithyourpartners!

1).Twostudentsarediscussingabouthowtoselectaclubinthenewterm.

2).Familiesarecookinginthekitchen.

3).SomeBritishstudentsarelearningChinesecalligraphy.

3.CanyouthinkofmoreChinese/Engl